A natural history of families [[electronic resource] /] / Scott Forbes
| A natural history of families [[electronic resource] /] / Scott Forbes |
| Autore | Forbes Scott <1958-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.87 |
| Soggetto topico |
Reproduction
Reproduction - Social aspects Families Parental behavior in animals |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-13334-2
9786613133342 1-4008-3723-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Blame Parents -- Chapter 2. The Optimistic Parent -- Chapter 3. Why Parents Play Favorites -- Chapter 4. How Parents Play Favorites -- Chapter 5. Family Conflict -- Chapter 6. Selfishness Unconstrained -- Chapter 7. Screening for Offspring Quality -- Chapter 8. Why Twins? -- Chapter 9. Fatal Sibling Rivalry -- Chapter 10. Family Harmony -- Chapter 11. Cannibalism and Infanticide -- Chapter 12. Brave New Worlds -- Chapter 13. Debunking the Family Myth -- Selected References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461141503321 |
Forbes Scott <1958->
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A natural history of families [[electronic resource] /] / Scott Forbes
| A natural history of families [[electronic resource] /] / Scott Forbes |
| Autore | Forbes Scott <1958-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.87 |
| Soggetto topico |
Reproduction
Reproduction - Social aspects Families Parental behavior in animals |
| ISBN |
1-283-13334-2
9786613133342 1-4008-3723-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Blame Parents -- Chapter 2. The Optimistic Parent -- Chapter 3. Why Parents Play Favorites -- Chapter 4. How Parents Play Favorites -- Chapter 5. Family Conflict -- Chapter 6. Selfishness Unconstrained -- Chapter 7. Screening for Offspring Quality -- Chapter 8. Why Twins? -- Chapter 9. Fatal Sibling Rivalry -- Chapter 10. Family Harmony -- Chapter 11. Cannibalism and Infanticide -- Chapter 12. Brave New Worlds -- Chapter 13. Debunking the Family Myth -- Selected References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789418103321 |
Forbes Scott <1958->
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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